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Biting?....errrrrr

DD turned the big 1 on Oct 13. Yeah! And we are still happily nursing. OK so not completely. She has decided that biting momma and pulling at the sametime is such great fun. MY NIPPLES ARE SO SORE!

I have no ideas left as to what to do to get her to stop. I have tried relaying to her that it hurts with a big OUCH when she does this and she thinks it is funny. Firmly telling her NO! She smiles and coos and giggles. I have had no choice but to just take it away from her. Which just makes her frustrated. We have been battling this for over a month now.

Re: Biting?....errrrrr

What PPs said sounds like a good idea but just to give you another alternative...

DD never bit (except one time but she was sound asleep) but I read that instead of pulling the breast away, you should push her face towards your breast, she'll run out of air and open her mouth. After awhile, she'll realize it's no fun to bite.

Re: Biting?....errrrrr

with pp, holding lo close seems to help, it's harder for them to bite, they tend to just let go instead. I went through the no bite and stopping for a minute too, it worked a bit, but dd seems to only bite for a few days at a time when teething badly, so not sure if it worked or she just stopped Lansinoh helps the soreness, though.